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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
New York Mining Market.

New YORK, March % Mining shares
grew active and stronger, with the fol-
lowing prices bid: Alice, $50; Amador
1 IS; Caledonia, Black Hills, l 80; FL
Christie, S62H; Homestake, 1925; Iron
Silver, 30; Moulton, 1.35; Middle Bar
LOO; North Belle Isle, 6.62H; Silver
King, 100; Stanislaus, 800; Sutro Tun.
mel, 20.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24

New Zealand = Sales, 900 bales;
secured, sgd. a Is. ID; locks and
pieces. SID. q 61ld.; greasy, 719d. q
Is: locks and pieces, 3d. q sgd.
Cape of Good Hope and Natal-Sales,
800 bales; secured, 91Id. q Is. 3D..
greasy, Gid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
RetrRleuns.

NEW YORK, March %. - Petroleum
was dull and opened at 631s; highest,
63H; lowest, 625s closed at 627s. Sales,
1871 goo barrels
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
The CIeary Case

New YORK, March 23.-The jury in
the Cleary case is still out at 4 pm
LATER-The jury having failed to
agree, was discharged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
Bond Call .

WASHINGTON, March ga call for
10 600, 900 3-per-cent. bonds to mature
on May 1, was issued this afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
Fire!

The Pleasant Valley Coal makes the
quickest, the brightest and the hottest
fire, and is tie cheapest coal i'll the
market. For sale by SELLS, BUXTON &
Co., Ids Main Street.
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"Rough on Catarrh"

Core cts offensive odors at once. Com
plete cure of worst chronic cases: also
unequalled as gargle for diphtheria, sore
throat, foul breath. SOC. 1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
Chicago Produce Markets.

CHICAGO. March 3d.
Wheat-Steady; cash, 1871 q IS;
May 81H: June, sou.
Confirm; cash 345s q 81 May
395z: June, SOS.
ats-Steady; cash, "a; May %.
Whisky-1.16.
Pork-Firm; cash, 2O.6Qs May and
June, 2O.21.
Lard-Steady; cash, 7.27A; May.
40.
AFTERNOON.
Wheat-Easy; cash, 1873; May, s1K;
June, 80 SIG.
: Corn-tInchanged.
Oats-Unchanged
Rye-Quiet, So.
Barley-Steady, 501l.
Whisky-1.18.
Pork-Higher; cash, 20.60.
Lard-Easy; cash, 7.3o.
Shoulders, 600 q 6.25; short ribs,
7.75; short clear, 20 q S.25.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
Afternoon Stock Market
Business Failure

New YORK, March %. = wilkins &
Black, dealers IN trimmings, made an
assignment to-day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
High License.

ALBANY, March 23.-The Crosby high
license bill has been passed-70 to 56.
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COMMERCIAL.
Bullion
Money Market.
Money, 3 q 4.
LATER

Money on call easy. ~ to 6; last
loan, 81; closed offered 3.
Prime mercantile paper, sos.
Sterling exchange, fairly active; firm /;
4.84% for sixty day bills, 1864 demand.
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| CURE FIT

When say ears do no. merely stop them Tor
time then have them return again mean radical
made the disease of FITS EPILEPSY or FALL
ING SICKNESS lifelong study warrant my remedy 10
cure the Because others have failed no
for receiving Send At once for
treatise and Bottle OF my infalbie remedy Give
Express and Post Office yen nothing for trial,
gi will cure yoa. Dr. u. 6. ROOT, ls2 Pearl st., MI.
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The Babies Cry for t.

Tat the ine G old folks laugh whengthev find
,enedv S v@S California liquid fruit
sken and y up OF Figs, is more easily
aap bite ,nore beneficial in its action
Asngtbene naqseous medicines. II
seh, and Po the Liver, Kidneys. Stom.
ga healt bbUWels, while it aronses them
saith b CS 9y activity. For sale BY A. G.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21
at the disposal of their visitors, who
will be driven to any part of the eoun-
ty or city free of charge.
D. Trott.
PROPRIETOR OF THE ASH GROVE
HERD OF RECORDED POLAND
CHINAS.

The stock farm of d. Trott is 'Ncated
nine and half miles northwest of Alb
ilene. in section %, Willowdale town.
ship. Here may be found the best
blood in his herd of recorded Poland
Chinas, including the old Harkrader
sow, World Beaten, Young Gold-dust,
Corwin, etc. All stock offered for sale
by Mr.. TrOtt is first-class, and that
gentleman has wide reputation as the
leading breeder of ''porkers'' in this
part of the state. To those wishing to
write him in regard to his line of bus
mess, we would say that his address
reads ID. Trott, Breeder, Abilene.
Kansas" We recommend him to all
as gentleman of strict integrity, and
all transactions with him may be re-
lied upon as fair, square and above
board.
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Climatic Changes.
KANSAS AS SHE W As, AND As SHE Is.
NO MORE KNOWN AS "DROUTHY
KANSAS"

Much has been said and written in
regard to Kansas droughts and about
the change of climate taking place, and
among it all considerable nonsensical
theory has been advanced.
1t is true beyond dispute that in Cen
trail Kansas frequent rains and regular
seasons are taking the place of former
long dry times, and that prairies are
now rank with grass where a few years
ago one could walk q mile and not step
on grass, if careful to pick his way.
But the reason is simple and not hid
den in any mystery of great climate
change. For hundreds of years, per-
haps for ages, the great buffalo herds
had pastured and tramped and wal
lowed the prairies, and fires had burned
out the very roots of every grass that
gave growth sufficient to feed fire with.
Then came the Texas men with theiI
drOves of countless cattle and fed and
trampled, and fires kept Turning until
the whole face of the country was like
highway or trail, worse than any old
tramped out over-fed pasture. Wher
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the early summer rains came from the
mountains and gulf, they poured theiI
torrents on a packed surface from
which the water ran into every little
valley, down the small ravines. into the
streams, off and away down the river
and back to the Gulf-gone for the
season.
Since the settler came the buffalo
has left, the homesteader's plOw has
lOOsened up the trampled bed of the
Texas steer, the haymakers and the
hedgegrOwers have kept the fires out,
the grass roots have worked their way
through the soil and lOOsened it little,
year after year, till now when the tor
rents fall the thick grass mats checks
the flowing water sheet, the lOosened
spongy earth drinks it in among the
net-wOven roots of the sod, the plOwed
fields swallow it before it can escape,
and the streams do not carry it off in
the floods as they did then. 1t stays
here, and after due course of evapOra-
ton it falls again and so keeps on rising
and returning to the thirsty earth in
Just the same seasOnable manner as in
any other place where the same condi-
tiOns prevail
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21

washers, churns, woOdenware, oils,
paints, glass, etc., etc. In fact, every
thing kept in a first class hardware and
implement house can be found at
ShOckey Il Snider'S. Their motto is
1.-The best goods at the lowest prices, u
and all who patronize them will find
that they live up to it. By fair and
square dealing, the firm has worked a
large and profitable trade, which bids
fair to keep on the increase as long as
they continue in business.
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Hodge & Edwards.
PRoPRIETORS OF THE LARGE FURNI-
TURE WARE ROOMS IN THE
POSTOFFICE BLOCK.

w. 5. Hodge and j. B. Edwards are
the two well known townsmen who
compose the above named firm, the bust
ness being under the personal super
vision of the latter gentleman. The
store is located on Second st. in the
postoffice block, and just one door west
of the postoffice, and runs through to
Third st. Besides the ground floor, the
first floor and basement are also filled
with all grades of furniture, from the
cheapest to the most expensive. They
are the pOssessors of large trade, not
from the city alone, but from the sur
rounding towns and country. In their
immense store can be found everything
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21

above named firm. They occupy fine
quarters in the Citizens Bank block,
which are nowadays crowded with
seekers after bargains in real estate.
To those of our eastern readers who
are DESTROYS of investing their wealth
in safe way, and at large profit to
themselves, we know of no better firm
to deal with than Fry, Roger & Co.
They have large list of both county
and city property, including farms,
stock ranches, raw prairie lands, bus
mess lots, business blocks, private res
licences, and desirable lots in all the
new additions. These gentlemen are
trustworthy and reputable, and as such
we do not hesitate in recommending
all strangers with an idea of purchas-
ing, to their care. Carriages are placed
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1890
Upshaw's.
TIE LARGE WARE ROOMS OF THE
UPSHAW FURNITURE AND
CARPET COMPANY.

In the Spring of 1879, the Upshaw
Furniture and Carpet Company located
in the large frame building on the
corner of Broadway and Fourth streets,
On the ground floor are two immense
ware rooms. where can be seen all
kinds of furniture, from the cheapest
to the most elegant and costliest grades.
In the rooms above can be found car
pets, rugs, curtains, portieres and ev-
erything in the way of fine upholster-
ings.
The firm do the largest business of
any house of the kind in this part of
the state. They have an established
reputation for square dealing, and it is
a pleasure to do business with them.
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Hodge Brothers.
PRoPRIETORs OF THE GENERAL HARD
WARE AND AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENT ESTABLISH
BIENT ON BUCKEYE
AVENUE.
AVENUE.

In 1876 Charles A. Hodge and Hell
bert J. Hodge associated themselves to
gether in business in the frame build
ing on Buckeye Avenue, just Opposite
Second street, and which was recent.
destroyed by fire. They started with
mere handful of goods. Their business
general hardware and agricultural i'm
Elements. steadily increased until theil
quarters became too small, accordingly
in 1856 the elegant block which they al
present occupy was built by them, into
which they removed in September last.
The building is two story one, and
has a frontage of As feet. and is lOO
feet deep. Two large store rooms
which occupy the entire ground floor
are used by the firm, and are connected
by large arcEways, with sliding doors
i'm both the front and rear. The north
room is used for shelf hardware, stoves,
ETC.. the handsome and spacious office
being located in the rear. In the south
room can be found the carriage and i'm
plement department. In the hardware
department the furnishings are simply
elegant. the shelves and counters being
made of hard pine and walnut, inlaid
in such a manner as to produce a
highly pleasing effect. The ceilings
are sixteen feet high, and lend light
and airy aspect to the general appear
ance. The Edison incandescent lights
are freely used, making the store as
light as day, IN the evening.
Under the entire block is basement
the ceiling of which is ten feet high
Here is slowed large stock of imple-
ments, heavy hardware. etc. On the
second floor the large tin shop is loca,
ted, also more storage rooms.
The firm has the most complete eS,
tablishment In this part of the state
Their business is large one, and con-
Quoted in thorough, practical manner
which has given them an eDviable rep
utation. Their present success is due
entirely to their untiring personal e.,
forts, fact which is doubtless appTe-
ciated by no one more than themselves
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A Strong Institution.
THE LOMBARD INVESTMENT co..
BRANCH OFFICE-ABILENE KAN
SAS. IN HODGE BROS. BLOCK,
BUCKEYE AVENUE.

The immense amount of eastern and
foreign capital distributed throughout
the west is an important element in its
rapid growth and development. 1t en-
ables the farmer, in many instances to
get his patent from the United States,
or deed from the railroad company, and
furnishes the ''sinews of war" for the
future land owner who shall conquer
the soil and make it bring forth ''giv-
ing seed to the sower and bread to the
eater"
Recently in Missouri an old statute
was brought to light which prohibited
the investment of foreign capital, and
it caused the withdrawal of the loaning
companies for time, but the effect
upon the prosperity of the state was so
marked as to cause the speedy repeal of
the law.
The Lombard Investment Company
is a corporation which has made its
way to success by careful management
and disposition to treat borrowers with
fairness. 1t stands to-day as one of
the strongest, most conservative and
best known loaning companies doing
business in the west, It's sales of loans
in the east and in Europe aggregating
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many millions each year and it now
has paid up capital stock and surplus
of million and quarter.
Benjamin Lombard, Jr. Esq, the eff
ficient president of the company, has
for many years been well known as a
man of extensive financial connections,
and the abundant success of the COM
pany is due to his efforts, assisted by
Mr.. Lewis Lombard and the other
officers of the institution.
The magnitude of the company's bu-
siness in the west is mainly due to the
personal ENERGY and enterprise Of
James L. Lombard, Esl., vice-Presi-
dent and General Manager, who has
personal supervision of the main west
ern Office at Kansas City, Mo.
The branch Office at Abilene is under
the charge of ]. I. Cochran, Esq, and
is doing large business in the various
counties operated from this point.
Since April 18th, 1886, the loans made
through this Office alone amounted to
nearly half million dollars. Onc Sc
cret of its success is the prompt and
conservative course pursued by the
company, aiming to treat every custo-
mer so that he viii be satisfied and
ready to speak well of the institution;
avoiding delays and annoyances by
having all of the loans passed on by the
local manager, so that the money can
he paid out as soon as papers are signed
aud title made satisfactory.
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extent that he was compelled to seek
larger and more cOmmOdiOus quarters.
and Nov. LIST, 1886, moved to his present
location, in the elegant new BOnebrake
block on Broadway. His store is
located on the corner of Third st. The
main entrance is on Cedar, and the rear
entrance on Third st. The room is
we'll lighted, and handsomely furnished
in cherry, the dimensions being 24x7O
feet. 1t is lighted by the Incandescent
electric light. In addition to a large
and well selected stock of fine family
groceries, Mr. Bennett also carries an
immense line of queensware, cOmpris-
ing all grades and varieties. Honest
prices and close attention to business,
together with invariable courtesy to one
and all alike, has given him a large and
steadily increasing trade.
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ranges. There can also be found farm
wagons, spring wagons, buggies and
carts of the best makes. Buford Rock
Island plows and cultivators, Buford
and Peru listers, riding and walking ::
Brown and Farmers Friend Corn
planters, Brown cultivatOrs, all kinds
of harrows, Diamond and 1. y. L. feed
grinders, Sandwich and other coin
shelters, VIM. Deering harvesters, bind
ers and mowers; Prick & Co. S
threshers, steam engines and plows ;
Halliday and other windmills, pumps
of every kind, Western and New Era
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line, and the cream of all bargains can
be obtained by transacting business
with the Dickinson County Real Es-
tate Exchange. In town property,
ranches, stock farms, raw lands, etc..
they have number from which to Sc
lect. The readers of this article desir-
Gus of increasing their stock of worldly
goods can do so no more readily than
with the aid of the Dickinson County
Real Estate Exchange.
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The business of the concern is under
the personal supervision of A. b
Coulson, who is thoroughly posted in
all its branches. He has had a wide
and valuable experience, and parties
who intrust themselves to his care will
find him competent, obliging and ever
ready to show the best investments.
The accession of so many lines of
road to the city and county has given a
wonderful impetus to real estate, and
no better nor safer investments could
be made, nor any which would give
larger returns for the amount expended.
Real estate is booming ali along the
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21

This is no unimportant matter, as
some borrowers can testify after having
waited from three weeks to six months
until the loan company gets around to
it, for their money. 1t is of course
much more satisfactory on the whole
to deal directly with areliable company,
which the public is enabled to do
through an Office of this kind.
This IS better not only because safer
and more satisfactory, but also because
a company having such large volume
of business is able to give its GUS
toners the advantage of the lowest cur
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Shockey & Snider.
THE BROADWAY HARDWARE AND IN
PLEMENT FIRM.

Shockey and Snider, on account OF
their rapidly increasing business, found
1t necessary some time ago to move in
to larger and better quarters. They
accordingly built the fine brick block
now standing on the corner of Broad
way and Fourth Sts., containing three
store rooms, one of which is occupied
by them. They are now better pre-
pared than ever to wait on and attend
to the wants of their numerous custom
ers. a full line of shelf and heavy
hardware can always be found, as well
as large assortment of stoves, tinware,
etc. They are agents for the Gold
Coin. Paris and Bradley stoves and
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Were the valley lands of Kansas alone
accessible for cultivation, it is safe to
say they would still supply a large
share of the worlds food, besides
maintaining a population exceeding in
numbers the million souls domiciled
within her boroers to-day. But in
fact, her uplands are scarcely less pro-
ductive, under intelligent cultivation,
than are the rich bottom soils that so
respond to the ordinary
methods of tillage.
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Third and Fourth Sts., and covers
space of 2OOx4OO feet. The firm is
composed of w. 1. Miller and J.
Thomas, the business being under the
personal supervision of the former gen.
tleman. They opened up in Abilene in
1872, in the location which they now
occupy. They are the possessors of a
large and flOurishing trade, acquired
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21

choicest trade of any house of the kind
in the city. The members of the firm
are d. W. Keller and and Ii. S. Tisdale,
both of whom are young and enter
prising citizens, fully understanding
what the wants of the public are in
fine family groceries, queensware,
lamps, confectionery, tobaccos, cigars,
ietc. They are also exclusive agents in
the city for the celebrated Belle Springs
butter. The dimensions of the store
are 26xS5 feet, the front facing on
Second street and the rear on Third
street.
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to business, courtesy and honest deal
ing wins every time, as is plainly evil
denced by the above facts.
The store is 25x75 feet, and every bit
of space is utilized for the large stock
which is always carried. The goods
in the various departments are new
and fresh, indeed, the firm has the
reputation of being the first to intro
duce each season the latest and most
approved styles. Their patronage is
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John Bennett.
PROPRIETOR OF THE MODEL GROCERY
AND QUEENSwARE ESTABLISH
MENT, CORNER OF BROAD
WAY AND THIRD SITS.

In January, 1886, John Bennett start
ed up in the grocery business on Broad
way, just above Third St., in the frame
building formerly occupied by Nine. l..
Como as a millinery establishment j..
His trade continued to grow to such an
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$4,000 per month, he jumped at the
chance. There he remained with the
exception of one year on the road with
the Randolph Header Company, until
the month of December, 1888, where
he opened up in business at No.
Broadway, the present location, under
the firm name of A. E. Bishop & Co.,
the business conducted being that of
dry goods, millinery and boots and
shoes. Starting with a small capital,
Mr.. Bishop has worked the business up
to such an extent that it is to-day one
of the largest and best paying estab-
lishments in the city. Strict attention
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only the best goods from the most repu-
table houses. In hats, nothing but
prevailing styles are included in his
stock.
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Keller & Tisdale.
A MODEL GROCERY AND QUEENSWARE
ESTABLISHMENT.

One of the neatest and most attrac-
tive establishments in the city is that
of Keller & Tisdale, groceries and
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21

Eight years ago A. E. Bishop came
to Abilene. His resources were so
limited that when offered position in
the grocery house of J. B. Case at
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21
The Dickinson County Real Estate
Exchange.
RELIABLE CONCERN WHICH DOES
A LARGE BUSINESS IN CITY
AND COUNTRY PROPERTY.

The Dickinson County Real Estate
Exchange has its offices located in the
P0st-office block on Second Street, in
the west end. w. S. Hodge, a promi-
nent moneyed man of the city, is the
president. The Exchange has unlim-
tied capital behind it, number of
wealthy capitalists of the east, and of
the Pacific slope being interested.
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Fry, Roger & Co.
REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE,
OFFICE IN THE CITIZENS
BANK BLOCK.

A. Fry, J. C. Roger and c. G. BesSey
are the members who compose the
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appointments are gotten up with much
taste, being both quiet and elegant.
There can always be found the latest
and most approved designs in woolens,
of both foreign and domestic manufac-
ture. The shelves and counters are
literally loaded down with an endless
variety of styles. Gentlemen who de-
sire perfect fitting dress or business
suit, or oyercoat, patronize only Har-
greayes. His reputation for stylish
garments is wide spread, and he is con-
stantly receiving orders from all por-
tions of the state. In furnishings his
line is complete, and is composed of |
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through their honest, straightforward
method of conducting business. All
kinds of lumber can be found in stock.
Parties intending to build this spring
can do no better than call on them for
estimates.
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queensware, at No. 6 Second street, and
II Third street, in the Post-office block.
The firm commenced business in Nov
ember, 1885, and since then their patron
age has steadily increased until at the
present time they have the best and
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21
A. W. Hargreaves.

PROPRIETOR OF THE FASHIONABLE
MERCHANT TAILORING ESTAB
LISHMENT AT THE CORNER
OF BROADWAY AND
THIRD SITS.
One of the handSomest establish
ments in the city is that of A. w. Har-
greaves, the fashionable merchant
tailor and gentlemen's furnisher. Its